Last week, Target issued a notice on its website "respectfully" asking customers not to bring guns into its stores. Comments from Facebook are edited for clarity and grammar:

I don't have a knee-jerk reaction to guns in general. However, when I walk into a Target with my child and see rifles slung over backs, my knee begins to twitch. These people are not the types I grew up with, and they appear to love their guns a little too much.

Whether or not a state's law allows open carry, and whether or not a business asks you to refrain from doing so, you should think twice, unless you are trying to garner more opposition to your cause.

— Renee Houston

Being armed does not conflict with family values. Most people buy and own guns to protect themselves and their family.

— Tommy Walters

I don't own a gun, but if I did, I would take it anywhere the law lets me. Congress creates our laws, not Target. Who do Target executives think they are? I will take my business elsewhere.

— Bryan Sackmann

I'll never understand why people take it so personally when they are told their guns aren't welcome in a few places.

— Ted Harmon

I carry, and there is no reason to be offended if someone asks you not to carry in their business. It is their business. If you don't like it, then don't shop there.

— Ryan Blade

I am a staunch Second Amendment advocate, but I also respect the rights of Target (and other private entities) to ask customers to not bring firearms onto private property.

If we want people to respect our rights, we must respect theirs in turn.